I saw this picture of the Jonas Brothers in Venezuela with a Group of Latin AmericAlts (who are closely related to Mexicalts). The picture sorta ‘made my head explode’ since there were so many consumer alt trends being implemented/utilized in this picture.
Swoopy Bangs.
Plaid. Stripes. V-necks.
Sunglasses.
Scarves.
Jeans of every colour/texture/style.
Lil jackets.
Remnants of the electro era mixed with an overall vibe of the purgatoryAlt.
Angry Mulatto Men in the Background.
I remember when I made a pie chart that attempting to break down the Altino Tribe of Humans.
I am not sure if 3rd World Alts/Mexicalts/Altinos/Latin Americalts are ‘growing up’ and catching on to new trends, or if they are sort of stuck with a tween-like perception of the alternative aesthetic. Wonder if the Altino in 10 years will look like the altbro circa 2k7.
Sometimes I sorta take for granted the mainstreamification of alternative trends. Like I never even take the time 2 genuinely appreciate it any more. The way I used to dress 1-20 years ago is being implemented by tweens and forever-young-post-tweens.
I made this graph in 2k8. How do yall think it has changed in the past year?
Just so weird how the 3rd worlders are such laggards when it comes to trend adoption. Do u know if they have Macbooks in those countries?
Worried about 2k10. What if I become a ‘laggard’ and some new form of human/blog/RSS feed is able to consume trends faster than me?
What if the chillwave genre was the last great moment where alts ‘chewed up and spat out’ a trend in record time? #the_glofi_movement
What if chillwave was just a ‘consumer trend’ and not an actual ‘movement’?
As yall know, I am about to graduate high school, and I missed most of the design school application deadlines/I am ‘too suburban’ to even know what ‘design’ is yet, and that u can buy a Macbook and go 2 college in a meaningful city to learn abt it. I don’t wanna go to normal college, learning the same bullshit over and over… I have always been more of a creative spirit, making all A’s in my art + photography classes, and sometimes even creating meaningful lil projects in my own time. I have always had a strong interest in how I look, and I have always found a way to put together sweet Halloween costumes. Maybe I should go to Hair & Makeup College?
I really want to learn something that will help me help other people in ways that people don’t usually appreciate. I believe that if I can make a man or woman feel better about himself/herself through something as simple as a haircut or ‘makeover’, then maybe I did a lil bit of good in the world. I know that some of the best highs I have experienced in life happen when I look in the mirror, and I ‘look as interesting/relevant as a famous person.’ I might never be a real famous person, but I think I can put myself in a position to be around them, and have them ‘vent’ about their personal problems 2 me.
It’s kinda weird how an artist can have so many different sets of tools. Just so many different types of art… I’d rather have this kind of artistic job instead of a desk job. Those people are fucking trapped in their shitty lives’.
I feel like I really ‘understand’ how hair works, since I have been a bisexual emo tween since age 10, often using cutting-edge techniques to achieve some of the world’s most alt haircuts. I have use extensions, bleach, hydrogen peroxide, sun in, razor blades, miscellaneous clipper technology, and even human placenta.
(Sometimes u have to think outside the box to bring ur ideas 2 life.)
I have a 10 year plan. I understand that I will have to ‘pay my dues’ and probably work at a hair salon in the mall for a few years. I think I will save a lot of money, living in an apartment complex within walking distance of the mall, and saving money utilizing the mall employee discount to buy mall pizza, mall pretzels, mall Chinese food, and mall dippin dots/assorted gimmick frozen treats.
I just wanna get a lot of practice on normal people before I work with important + famous people/models. I wouldn’t feel bad ‘butchering the fuck’ out of some overweight wannabe-scene girl’s head.
(I understand that I will sometimes have to ‘make the customer happy’ and abandon my own design aesthetic.)
By year 3, I will try to get on some sort of reality show on Bravo. I honestly believe I can model myself after some of the best reality show characters of all time, in order to ‘make a splash’ on the scene.
I am also talented, too, but I understand that in order to ‘work with famous people’, they must ‘remember me’ as being some sort of free-spirited homosexual character from a notable reality tv show.
It’s just really important to create your own magnificent brand before you pitch your reality show to miscellaneous networks (Bravo, LOGO, Lifetime, MTV2, etc)
I really believe that 1 day I can change the world, and make tons of money. I believe in my design ideas, and that I can paint/chop beautiful shit on human women.
But maybe I am getting ahead of myself. I am just a tween with a dream.
I wonder if the world would be a better place if every1 looked like me.
I wonder if college is ‘bullshit’, and I could just learn how to do hair by watching tons of youtube tutorials on ‘how I do my scene hair & makeup.’
But my parents really want me to ‘go to college’, They say I will have to live at home and get a part time job, since classes are only 2x per week, but I think it will be worth it for my long term happiness. So maybe I should just go to a Hair + Makeup Academy, and meet people who are like me. People who have the same dream as me. Worried + anxious that they might be ‘better than me’, though. Seems like it could be ‘high school all over again’, if every day ppl just try their best to out-look u.
I can’t be scared. I have to follow my dreams.
I want to add a lil bit of colour 2 ur life.
Wish the whole world could look interesting.
I honestly believe 1 day men and women will merge into 1 human.
Want to bond with my classmates, and pull all-niters studying/practicing for our final exams (just like real college).
Maybe I could even save the Middle East by teaching them that their hair is a beautiful thing and they shouldn’t have to cover their shit up any more. Feel like every1 deserves the right to ‘feel sexie.’
I want to change the world.
I want to go to a Hair + Makeup Academy.
I want a real education.
Do u know any1 that went to a hair/makeup college?
Does n e 1 know what ppl who go to these schools end up doing?
What is the current economic forecast for hair stylists + makeup artists?
Will I ‘make it’ in ‘the industry’ if I have a flamboyant personal brand?
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Just saw this youtube movie Where The Dirty Hipsters Are (Wild Things Spoof) and it made me miss the glory days of 2k5-2k7, back when it was s000 funnie 2 make ‘jokes about hipstars’ and other interesting alternative ppl.
I wish I could go back in time to the final year of my Undergraduate Film Studies Program, and make a lil comedy youtube short that ‘incidentally’ ‘goes viral’ on the youtube. I want to make something beautiful that appeals to tons of people, inspiring them to ‘chuckle’ for a couple of minutes, since they ‘get it’, then move on with their lives’. I feel like I am in touch with modern media to accept the redefined standards of ’success’ and find peace with achieving 500,000 youtube views. Maybe I won’t make money from my art any more, but I can still try 2 touch the world.
I like stuff that’s funny cuz it’s true. Whenever I watch hipster-mockumentameme vids, I can’t help but LOL-out-loud, because I totes know all of the characters already, since they mirror real members of my alternative scene. It’s kinda weird how ‘vapid’ culture is, yall… h8 it/luv it/’get’ it. Just relieved that I am me living in our bad ass society. I mean… it has it’s ups and downs…but I am generally happy with where we are.
Sorta miss the golden era of the Viral Vid Hipster movement. I decided to re-watch the Hipster Olympics, and reflect on the massive impact it had on ‘the scene.’ I believe the most powerful art is free-online art, because tons of ppl can see it and share it with all of their friends [via their facebook pages].
Seems like some new ‘hipster’ videos come out, and ‘exist under the radar’, but it makes me wonder just how viral they could have gone if they were made during The Golden Age. They seem to each have their own unique take on things.
Sorta miss ‘Hipsters in Space.’ I hope that the youtube servers exist forever. One day, all blogs will die, and humans won’t be able to read text any more. As the youtube generation continues to mature without reading and writing skills, the only historical artifacts left will be vlogs, videos, and viral videos.
Technology is rlly something to awe at [via being awesome]. So many artists can make beautiful with a limited budget, beyond the Macbook their parents bought 4 them and the HD video camera that they waited tables 2 obtain. It’s great 2 be able to ‘reflect on culture’ so instantaneously at such a low cost. I feel like I am honestly living in the most special era of all time, like every war that was fought for freedom was just so that I could exist right now. I am thankful.
Are youtubes more powerful than real movies?
Is it still alt 2 ‘make fun of hipsters’?
What is the best web method 2 utilize 2 ‘make fun of hipsters’? Meme blog? Tumblr? Video? Vimeo? Tweet?
What is the ‘most authentic’ ‘making fun of hipsters’ video of all time?
WTF is a ‘hipster’?
Does n e 1 know if hipsters are ‘the dead end’ of ‘Western Civilization’?
What’s ‘next’ after ‘hipsters’, or will ‘hipsters’ exist 4evr? Will the spirit of ‘alt’ live on forever?
Should I start a blog, a youtube channel, or a vimeo channel?
Hey yall… Just doing some last minute Halloween shopping… I’m in the candy aisle, and I’m having a difficult time weighing what is important to trick or treaters vs. my budget in the current economic recession vs. how I want to ‘brand’ my house as a destination for trick or treaters. Not sure if I need to ‘invest’ in a gourmet selection, or if I should just buy ‘a shit load of cheap shit’ since kids don’t even know what they life.
It seems like u can get a really good deal on the Tootsie Roll variety bag, but I’m not sure if kids like that kind of candy. I feel like this variety bag lets people know that ur poor, and trick or treaters don’t matter 2 u.
Might try to ‘look like a baller’ and hand out full-size candy bars. Since I live in a neighborhood with multi-million dollar homes, we might be expected to hand this shit out.
‘Fun size’ seem good in theory, but I think people eat 5-10 fun size bars at a time, then don’t really have a ‘fun’ experience with the candy brand. Seems like people feel ‘guilty’ then grab their love handles.
Do yall know if it is still alt 2 hand out apples with razors in them?
Might participate in my local dentist office’s candy-buyback program. Seems like a great community initiative 2 decrease cavities in our local community.
Does n e1 know what I should be for Halloween?
Does n e1 know a good candy 2 hand out without ruining ur brand?
Does n e 1 know which candy won’t make u look like a poor/cheap ass hole?
What r u gonna be/do 4 Halloween?
Do yall ever wish Halloween lasted all year so that u could pretend 2 b some1 else 4ever?
What r u doing 2nite?
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